Citizen Science Monarch Monitoring Handout

Citizen Science Monarch Monitoring Handout
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Citizen Science for Monarch Monitoring in the Saline Valley, California CART Case Study Handout

The Saline Valley Monarch Count (SVMC) is a citizen science effort that monitors monarch populations in Saline Valley. The SVMC continues surveys that were initiated in 1976 by Derham Giuliani. This work provides insights about monarch migration that will lead to a greater understanding of monarch population and migration dynamics.

Read the full case study here: https://www.fws.gov/project/citizen-science-monarch-monitoring

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